NETWORK/SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR - 80028

State of Tennessee; Nashville (TN); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

State of Tennessee, Office of the Attorney General and Reporter, Information Systems Department in Nashville, TN, seeks a Network/System Administrator to design, implement, and maintain the organization’s core network, server, and security infrastructure focusing on Cisco UCS, storage arrays, Palo Alto firewalls, VPN, and VMware vSphere. The role offers a hybrid schedule after initial training.

Minimum 3-5+ years experience, eligibility to work in the United States, and a closing date of

Qualifications

• 3-5+ years of hands-on network/system administration experience.
• Strong experience with Cisco UCS server infrastructure.
• Proven experience administering storage arrays (SAN/NAS).
• Deep knowledge of firewalls and VPN technologies.
• Eligibility to work in the United States.
• Strong proficiency with Cisco networking (switching, routing, VLANs).
• Experience with virtualization platforms (VMware and Hyper-V).
• Understanding of network security principles, best practices, and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Cisco UCS & Server Infrastructure: Administer and maintain UCS environments, firmware, blade chassis and fabric interconnects.
• Storage Array Administration: Manage enterprise storage arrays, provisioning, replication, snapshots, backups.
• Palo Alto Firewalls & VPN: Configure, manage and optimize Palo Alto firewalls and GlobalProtect VPN.
• Cisco Switches & Network Infrastructure: Manage Nexus switches, VLANs, routing, STP; implement QoS and segmentation.
• General Network Operations: Maintain diagrams, IP schemas, inventories, SOPs; monitor alerts and outages.

Skills

Cisco UCS

SAN/NAS storage

Firewalls & VPN

VMware vSphere

Hyper-V

Cisco Nexus

MDS switches

Network security

Job description

Executive Service

NETWORK/SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR

Office of the TN Attorney General and Reporter

Information Systems Department

Nashville, TN

Annual Salary: $90,000.00 - $130,000.00

Closing Date: 08/19/2026

This position will have a hybrid schedule after initial training

For More Information, Visit The Link Below

https://wwwtngov/content/tn/attorneygeneral/employment/net-system-admin-ishtml

Background Check

This position requires a criminal background check. Therefore, you may be required to provide information about your criminal history in order to be considered for this position.

Who We Are And What We Do

The Tennessee Attorney General and Reporter represents all State executives, officials, departments, boards, agencies, and commissions in matters arising from their public duties. Such representation includes participation in litigation, transactional matters, and giving day-to-day legal advice to a wide variety of State entities. The Attorney General's Office employs approximately 200 attorneys organized into 22 regular divisions within 5 sections.

How You Make a Difference In This Role

The Tennessee Attorney General's Office has an immediate opportunity for a Network / Systems Administrator fluent in Networking to join our team responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining the organization\'s core network, computer, and security infrastructure. This role focuses heavily on Cisco UCS server systems, enterprise storage arrays, Palo Alto firewalls/VPN technologies, Cisco switching platforms and VMWare vSphere virtualization platform. The ideal candidate will ensure high availability, strong security posture, and optimal performance across all networked environments.

Job Overview

Cisco UCS & Server Infrastructure:

• Administer and maintain Cisco UCS environments, including service profiles, firmware, blade chassis, and fabric interconnects
• Monitor UCS performance and capacity; plan and execute upgrades and expansions
• Troubleshoot hardware, connectivity, and virtualization integration issues

Storage Array Administration

• Manage enterprise storage arrays (Pure Storage Flash Arrays)
• Perform storage provisioning, volume management, replication, snapshots, and backup integration
• Monitor storage health, capacity, performance, and forecast future needs for vSphere data stores as well as file services volumes
• Support SAN/NAS environments and fabric zoning as needed

Palo Alto Firewalls & VPN

• Configure, manage, and optimize Palo Alto next generation firewalls
• Maintain GlobalProtect VPN environments, authentication, and security policies
• Monitor threat logs, security alerts, and respond to incidents
• Implement firewall rules, NAT policies, and security profiles following best practices

Key Responsibilities

Cisco Switches & Network Infrastructure:

• Administer Cisco Nexus switches, VLANs, routing, and STP architecture
• Troubleshoot network issues across LAN/WAN environments
• Implement QoS, port security, and network segmentation strategies
• Monitor network performance and perform lifecycle hardware/IOS upgrades

General Network Operations

• Maintain network documentation including diagrams, IP schemas, device inventories, and SOPs
• Monitor infrastructure via centralized monitoring tools; respond to alerts and outages
• Participate in DR planning, testing, and high availability design initiatives
• Collaborate with security, server, and application teams to support enterprise services

Minimum Qualifications

Required Experience:

• 3-5+ years of hands on network/system administration experience
• Strong experience with Cisco UCS server infrastructure
• Proven experience administering storage arrays (SAN/NAS)
• Deep knowledge of firewalls and VPN technologies
• Eligibility to work in the United States
• Strong proficiency with Cisco networking (switching, routing, VLANs, ACLs)
• Experience with virtualization platforms (VMware and Hyper-V preferred)
• Understanding of network security principles, best practices, and compliance

Preferred Experience

• 3+ years of Pure Storage experience
• 3+ years of Palo Alto
• 5+ years of VMware vSphere administration in an Enterprise environment.
• 3+years of Cisco UCS administration
• 3+ years of configuring Cisco Nexus and MDS switches
• Experience managing a Hyper-V Environment
• Experience supporting over ~300 users

Pursuant to the State of Tennessee\'s Workplace Discrimination and Harassment policy, the State is firmly committed to the principle of fair and equal employment opportunities for its citizens and strives to protect the rights and opportunities of all people to seek, obtain, and hold employment without being subjected to illegal discrimination and harassment in the workplace. It is the State\'s policy to provide an environment free of discrimination and harassment of an individual because of that person\'s race, color, national origin, age (40 and over), sex, pregnancy, religion, creed, disability, veteran\'s status or any other category protected by state and/or federal civil rights laws.